Chapter 63 Farewell

Enough, enough, of course it's enough.

Shu Yu glanced at it; it was a hundred taels of silver.

Although Shu Yu wanted him to bleed more, too much of a good thing can be bad. These days, Master Yu is too superstitious and desperate for a child, which is why he's resorting to any remedy in his desperation.

But how could he, managing such a vast family business, be truly brainless? Once he calmed down and stopped obsessing over the child, he might realize she had slipped through his fingers. If she had misled him too much, Mr. Yu would surely be heartbroken and dig three feet into the ground to find her.

Right now, it's just right, not too much, not too little.

However, Shu Yu declined for a while, and after some back and forth, he reluctantly accepted the one hundred taels.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stood up. "This silver is from you, benefactor. When I do good deeds in the future, you will naturally have a share of the credit. It's getting late, and I imagine you have many things to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

"Hey, wait a minute." How could Master Yu let her leave? This Taoist priest's calculations were so accurate; he was counting on her to tell him how to have a child.

Master Yu stood in front of Shu Yu and said, "To be honest, Master Yu has something I would like to ask you to enlighten me on."

Shu Yu shook his head and smiled, "Although I do not know the details of what you are asking for, judging from the characters you consulted earlier, it seems to be related to your offspring. As I just said, the cause and effect of your misfortune lies with your offspring. Some things should not be forced; let nature take its course."

"What the Taoist priest means is..."

"My skills are not refined enough, so I was attacked by the evil aura just now. I can no longer help you, but I have a few words to tell you. What is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not destined to be yours cannot be forced. Your fate with children is determined by heaven."

Mr. Yu was stunned. "So I really can't have children in this lifetime?"

Shu Yu resisted the urge to roll her eyes. How would I know? I'm not a doctor.

She continued to smile, "Don't be too pessimistic, benefactor. As long as you truly love children, treat them kindly, and don't use underhanded methods to harm them, the children will naturally know that your home is a good place, and their luck with their children will improve."

"This is all I have to say. Farewell."

Master Yu wanted to stop her again, but Shu Yu suddenly clutched her chest and coughed twice in discomfort, so he immediately withdrew his hand.

This Taoist priest is clearly different from the charlatan Master Geng. She is indifferent to fame and fortune, and travels far and wide; she is unlikely to stay at your residence for long. If you force her, you will only end up hurting yourself.

Master Yu wanted to ask Shu Yu's name and address, but Shu Yu shook her head and said, "If fate allows, we will meet again."

Shu Yu left, much to the regret of Master Yu, but he was powerless to stop her.

Right now, he has to deal with the matter of his wife's affair with Master Geng, which involved murder for money, and he really can't care about anything else.

Master Yu's face turned cold, and he walked back into the courtyard.

Mrs. Yu and Master Geng were not very resilient people to begin with, and under Mr. Yu's questioning, they quickly revealed the entire plan.

Master Yu only then realized that quite a few people in the manor had been bribed by the two men, not only the maids and sedan chair bearers around Madam Yu, but even the steward.

The steward quickly implicated Granny Ruan from Ruanjia Village. Master Yu remembered Shu Yu's words, telling him not to do anything to harm the child. But what had Granny Ruan done? She had sold her granddaughter more than ten years ago, and now she was continuing her evil deeds.

(End of this chapter)